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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Tourism Ireland is airing an ad in seven cities across the United States this week, encouraging Americans to visit Ireland. The cities include Boston, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington DC and San Francisco.

The campaign, titled Jump into Ireland, is "designed to convey a sense of playfulness and to reflect the immersive nature of a holiday in Ireland with iconic experiences and warm, friendly people," according to officials.Here is the 30 second spot.

Boston's Logan International Airport has direct flights to Ireland throughout the year on Aer Lingus, according to Massport. Daily flights between Boston and Shannon take place from January to December, and 14 round trips between Boston and Dublin per week from April to October, and 12 round trips a week from November to March.

Logan Airport is named after General Edward L. Logan of South Boston, whose parents emigrated from Ballygar, County Galway.

For more information about traveling from New England to Ireland, visit Ireland.com.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

The final day of the annual Christmas Celebration concert at Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, RI takes place on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be reserved by calling 401 725-9272. The Saturday show was completely sold out.

This concert features some of the top traditional musicians, singers and dancers in New England, including dance master Kevin Doyle, members of the band Pendragon, Erika Damiani, founder of the dance company Tir na Nog, the Miller Family Trio and more.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

The Irish Cultural Center in Canton is kicking off its Christmas celebration this weekend with an open house, raffle drawing and children's event.

On Saturday December 13, the Centre's Annual Raffle offers a grand prize of $30,000, a second place prize of $5,000, and ten prizes of $1,000 each. The raffle takes place from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. You can still order raffle tickets by calling 781 821-8291. Tickets are $100 each.

Then on Sunday, December 14, the Centre is hosting a Brunch with Santa from noon to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 per family and includes brunch, activities for children, a visit from Santa Claus and stories from Mrs. Claus.

The Irish Cultural Centre is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014 as the region's premier center for Irish culture, sports and heritage.

For year round details on Irish activities in Massachusetts and throughout New England, visit IrishMassachusetts.com.

The show is one of the highlights of New England's Christmas season and features a dazzling line-up of traditional musicians, dancers and singers representing the music and culture of the Celtic nations. It's a popular outgrowth of Mr. O'Donovan's radio show, A Celtic Sojourn, heard on WGBH 89.7 FM.

This year's show features Seamus Egan and Solas, fiddler Kevin Burke, the Foghorn Stringband, the Harney Dance Academy and more. They'll be performing 14 concerts this December, in Boston, Worcester, Rockport and New Bedford.

The concert features Aoife Clancy, the daughter of Irish balladeer Bobby Clancy, and Robbie O'Connell, her cousin, who performed with the Clancy Brothers. They come from an illustrious Irish music tradition in County Tipperary.

The director and founder of Gaelic Roots is master fiddler Seamus Connolly, who is the Sullivan Artist in Residence at Boston College.

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